Improvement in horse hay-forks



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Letters Patent No. 88,593, dated Apt-116, 1869;

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ToV all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB F. TROXEL, of Bloomville, in the county of Seneca, and in the State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay- Elcvators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,.rei`erenee beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which make part of this speciication, and in which- Figure l represents a view, in perspective, of my improved hay-elevator, shown as locked, or in position to elevate a bundle of hay; and

'Figure 2, a side elevation of the same, unlocked, to discharge thesame.

The object' of my invention is to provide a cheap,

simple, anddurahle.,hay--elev%or, whose parts shall beso constructed and arranged as to be held iirmly in posi-J tion while elevating the hay, and unlocked with ease and certaint-ywhen it is desiredto drop the same; tov which endsl v My improvements consist in a hook, formed ot' three tines, or prongs, secured'to a suitable block, and bent slightly upward toward their points, for the purpose of holding the hay more securely.

l'lhe' hook is supported by a bent, or A-sl1aped rod, connected to the block at or near Vits ends, and pivoted at its top ,and centre to a long brace, to the upper end of which the hoisting-rope is attached.

` lVheu locked, to elevate -the hay, the lower end of I the brace rests against a pin in a lock-lever, pivoted to the rear of the centre tine, and when, by a suitable movement ot' this lever, the support is withdrawn, the weight ofthe tines and the hay upon them brings the hook into proper position to discharge the latter, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, which show a couvenient arrangement ot' parts for carrying out the objects of my invention, my elevating-hook is shown, as composed, f three tines, or prongs A A A', secured by screw-bolts, staples, or in other suitable manner, to' a block, B. Y

The tiues are bent slightly upward, toward their points, as shown, by which construction-they are enabled to hold the 'hay-more securely during its eleva tion, and, from their shape and position, readily penetrate the same inthe mow.

A rod, C, bent into A-shape, is hooked to staples c c, at or near the ends of the block B, and upon that sideof the same which is next the points of. the tines. This rod is pivoted at its centre to a brace, D, near its upperend, which carlies a ring, d, to which the hoisting-rope E is attached.

a short distance above its lower end, against the pin` f ofthe lock-lever F.

Additional weight, or pressure upon the tines tends to press the brace more forcibly against the pin, so that there is no risk of the parts becoming unlocked while in operation.

llhe-lower end of' the brace D is provided with pro` jections d', which enter the inclined recesses f2, and prevent the brace from swinging in toward the block .B.

When it is desired to drop the hay, a pull is given to theunlocking-rope G, attached to thelower end of the lock-lever F, by which the upper end of the same is moved away from the block B, and the bearing-pin f withdrawn from the brace D.

The lower end of the brace being then unsupported, theweight of the'tines andthe hay'upon them causes the hook to assume the position shown in iig. 2, and the bundle of hay readily dropsrfrom the tines.

From the position ot' the parts when unlocked,'it will be seenA that the hook will easily penetrate the hay, and, as before described, there is no tendency to be accidentally unlocked while being elevated.

The hay is readily discharged by a single pull upon the cord G, and, from the construction ot' the locklever F, it operates with quickness and certainty.

My elevator is of cheap and simple construction, light and durable, and can be easily operated, without liability to derangement.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by` Ihe lock-lever4 F, constructed as described, in combination with the tine A', le ver D, rod C, and block B,

the whole constructed, arranged, and operating as set of December, 1868. 1 J. F. TROXEL.

Witnesses:

J R. WulsoN, ISAAC Snrrz. 

